. >> then there was oakland native larry rogers, now living in chicago. >> great snow this weekend so i had to get up here and bring the kids and it's been a great time. >> you don't get snow in chicago, do you? >> we get snow but we don't get the mountains. we need snow and mountains so this is perfect. >> then the holidays line up perfect for us so we actually had about three weeks of holiday where normally we only have two. lining up with the weekends we are experiencing higher than normal volume. >> at blue canyon, john alston, abc7 news. >> new this morning president obama is making alternative plans in case congress does not vote on a compromise to avoid the physical cliff. nearly every american's paycheck is about to shrink until they prevent the tax hikes from kicking in january 1st. president obama said he will propose another vote in case they don't vote on it. >> i will urge the senate to hold an up-or-down vote that protects the middle class from an income tax hikes and extends unemployment americans look for a job and lays progress for more economic growth and deficit red